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at the national prayer breakfast in washington, president obama said his faith plays a large role in public policy. he quoted scripture to plain why he wants to eliminate some tax breaks for the wealthy. >> i think that's going to make economic sense, but for me as a christian it coincides with jesus's teachers for to whom much is given, much shall be required. >> the president pointed out that islam and judism have same teachers. they held what they called the people's prayer breakfast. tha they said their vent was open to everyone, not just the rich and powerful and pray for an end toconoc inequality. religious opposition continued to the obama's administration recent decision to require all health insurance policies to cover contraception. houses of worship are exempt from the requirement but several faith-based groups said religiously affiliated organizations like sharts and hospitals should be exempt as well. many wrote letters that were ad at cathic churches arod the country. the bishop of pittsburgh said the obama administration has told catholics, quote, to hell with you. the
at the national prayer breakfast in washington, president obama said his faith plays a large role in public policy. he quoted scripture to plain why he wants to eliminate some tax breaks for the wealthy. >> i think that's going to make economic sense, but for me as a christian it coincides with jesus's teachers for to whom much is given, much shall be required. >> the president pointed out that islam and judism have same teachers. they held what they called the people's prayer...
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it looks like heavy rain is pounding areas like new york city as well as washington, d.c. the system will slowly make its way towards the east, so things will get quite drier across most of the u.s. back behind it mostly dry, and then we have anoth strong low pressure system swinging through ontario and the central portion of the u.s. we have an area of severe weather in the upper midwestern states, and that will move towards the southeast as we head into thursday. out west mostly dry, and we've got heat warnings and advisories in place mainly in the pacific northwest. highs are expected to be 34 degrees in seattle and above-average temperatures continue into your weekend. vancouver reaching 27 degrees, sunny skies, and out towards the east 32 in washington, d.c. and 30 in new york. sunny weather should come back on your thursday. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." do stay with us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the presidential campaigns are hurling harsh new charges at one another using words like "
it looks like heavy rain is pounding areas like new york city as well as washington, d.c. the system will slowly make its way towards the east, so things will get quite drier across most of the u.s. back behind it mostly dry, and then we have anoth strong low pressure system swinging through ontario and the central portion of the u.s. we have an area of severe weather in the upper midwestern states, and that will move towards the southeast as we head into thursday. out west mostly dry, and...
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and tens of thousands of people are without electricity in oregon and washington on monday and rainfall of reported in some locations leading to serious flooding and unfortunately hefty showers will continue from northern california up into washington into your wednesday. that could raise the risk of flooding even more. meanwhile, as for the inland locations, heavy snow showers are pounding and mainly in western montana and light conditions occurring here and conditions will be spreading into idaho on wednesday. gusts could exceed more than 60 kilometers per hour and an additional 50 centimeters of snow is likely. lots of things are going on and it is going to be on going story into your wednesday and on thursday on the u.s. thanksgiving day, sunny skies should return to seattle with a high of ten degrees and as for oklahoma city, warm and sunny day on wednesday but light showers possible on thursday and new york cy will continue to see sunny skies into your thursday. all right. moving into east asia then, snow showers are still on going in the northern half of japan, particularly ho di
and tens of thousands of people are without electricity in oregon and washington on monday and rainfall of reported in some locations leading to serious flooding and unfortunately hefty showers will continue from northern california up into washington into your wednesday. that could raise the risk of flooding even more. meanwhile, as for the inland locations, heavy snow showers are pounding and mainly in western montana and light conditions occurring here and conditions will be spreading into...
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look, leadership is not a take it or leave it thing we'vseen too much of that in washington. >> ifill: the president was asked how he could solve economic problems in a second term that he could not get congress to agree to in his first. >> i take full responsibility for everything that we do, steve. and the fact of the matter is, what we've done has been effective in improving the situation in every area that we're talking about. when i made a decision to save the auto industry, that saved a million jobs. one in eight jobs in ohio is dependent on the auto industry. so we've actually seen success. >> how are you going to get the republicans to agree to a tax increase for the top 2%? you've been trying for a year. you haven't been able to do it. and you'vate got a majority of republicans in congress, including governor romney, who has signed a pledge never to increase taxes under any circumstances. how are you going to get them to change their minds and make this deal? >> i won't get them to make them change their minds. the american people will. >> ifill: the interviews offered a prev
look, leadership is not a take it or leave it thing we'vseen too much of that in washington. >> ifill: the president was asked how he could solve economic problems in a second term that he could not get congress to agree to in his first. >> i take full responsibility for everything that we do, steve. and the fact of the matter is, what we've done has been effective in improving the situation in every area that we're talking about. when i made a decision to save the auto industry,...
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joining me from washington david leonhardt, washington bureau chief of the "new york times". in 2011 he won a pulitzer prize rhis columns on the u.s. economy. i'm pleased to have him back on this program. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: so what might the fed do and what consequences might happen? >> well, the fed is now talking about doing a version of something it has already done a couple timesment people may have heard the phrase q e3 to refer to what this is n technical terms that is quantitative easing 3. let's skip the technical terms, in essence it would buy up assets. in the course of buying up assets it would try to reduce long-term interest rate short trem interest rates are already essentily at zero, the fed moves them down during the crisis but because the economy continues to be so weak, what they're trying to do here is to give it a little bit of an extra nudge. and your question is really important one, which is what kind of an effect would it have. i think the sort of best guess is that it would have something greater than 0, but only a moderate effect. >> how
joining me from washington david leonhardt, washington bureau chief of the "new york times". in 2011 he won a pulitzer prize rhis columns on the u.s. economy. i'm pleased to have him back on this program. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: so what might the fed do and what consequences might happen? >> well, the fed is now talking about doing a version of something it has already done a couple timesment people may have heard the phrase q e3 to refer to what this is n...
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. >> rose: the threat against the saudi ambassador in washington, which some people in conversation with me cite as an example of the iranian regime's consideration of tactics that are unacceptable. what can you tell us when you have denied it but there were people that have identified that have relationships with the iranian government? >> first of all, you know, the case is not in court yet, and nothing has been proven. second, this is not the way iranians work to assassinate or to kill an ambassador of a neighboring country, a muslim country, in the capital of the united states in washington, this is a very unwise thing to do for anybody. so, definitely, immediately as soon as we heard the news, we reject it and we denied it, and then we started to find out who is the otheruy tha his ne s mentioned in the court indictment. we found out he has been under -- we asked to fin this guy if such a guy exists and we found his passport number, we found out he has been in chicago. heas been in iraq, and then we gave the information to the interpol. >> rose: leading you to what conclusion? >> wh
. >> rose: the threat against the saudi ambassador in washington, which some people in conversation with me cite as an example of the iranian regime's consideration of tactics that are unacceptable. what can you tell us when you have denied it but there were people that have identified that have relationships with the iranian government? >> first of all, you know, the case is not in court yet, and nothing has been proven. second, this is not the way iranians work to assassinate or...
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. >> rose: joining me from washington is tom friedman of the "new york times". from norman, oklaha, joshua landis from the university of oklahoma. with me in new york, anne-marie slaughter of princeton university and fouad ajami from stanford university. i'm pleased to have each of them here so i begin with anne-marie slaughter. where are wefter thunit nations failed to come to an agreement, a recommendation? >> we're in a b place. today was terrible. yesterday was terrible. the shelling in homs is really ticked up a notch. they're using mortars. they're essentially just blowing up people in them. the activists there basically say thatussia and china gave the regime a green light to do whatever it takes to shut the opposition down. >>ose: tom, you just saw... you were just in russia. wh arehe russians saying out is? we've got the ambassador to the united nations, vitaly churkin, coming on later. >> well, you know, the story they tell is that president medvedev basically cooperated with the u.n. resolution no-fly zone on libya which they... the russians say was m
. >> rose: joining me from washington is tom friedman of the "new york times". from norman, oklaha, joshua landis from the university of oklahoma. with me in new york, anne-marie slaughter of princeton university and fouad ajami from stanford university. i'm pleased to have each of them here so i begin with anne-marie slaughter. where are wefter thunit nations failed to come to an agreement, a recommendation? >> we're in a b place. today was terrible. yesterday was...
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having said isthat youill see 21 degrees in new york city. 24 in washington d.c. we have 18 in chicago. 28 in oklahoma city. as we head into europe again, very dry and unsettled for much of the continent. we will see lots of storms to the southeast. inland snow which is particularly heavy for turkey. you will see falling temperatures over the course of the week. getting down to zero by friday. i'll leave you to your extended forecast. >>> our lead stories this hour. human rights activists are accusing a government force in syria of one of the worst attrocities in a year everof violence. a loyal to assad killed 45 women and children. the attack tk place in homs. images were shot of the bodies. homs has been an opposition strong hold throughout the year-long uprising. government forces have been bombarded for nearly a month. they regained control this month. human activists say government troops fired at civilians. syria's state-run television showed bodies with their hands tied behind their back. it accused the ggs of carrying out the killings. the secretary of sta
having said isthat youill see 21 degrees in new york city. 24 in washington d.c. we have 18 in chicago. 28 in oklahoma city. as we head into europe again, very dry and unsettled for much of the continent. we will see lots of storms to the southeast. inland snow which is particularly heavy for turkey. you will see falling temperatures over the course of the week. getting down to zero by friday. i'll leave you to your extended forecast. >>> our lead stories this hour. human rights...
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president obama came to the whitehouse, he and his team assessed the relationship between moscow and washington and suggested what they call the reset of those relations which we supported. and i believe that since then, we have been having understanding between us, between moscow and russia, that the really mutually beneficial partnership in the interest of the russian and american people in the interest of international relations given the importance of the two countries can be based on equal, mutually respectful, mually beneficial relatiohip. and on that route, we achieved quite a lot. i would be incomplete if i don't mention that there are problems, of course. you mentioned one of them, missile defense. we think this is a very critical issue in the relationship, having consequences for the global stability and strategic -- i recall it was the united states who suggested back in 172 to sign the treaty which limited the missile defense deployment by the soviet union at that time and russia. it was all this decay considered by the military of both countries as being very important factor of th
president obama came to the whitehouse, he and his team assessed the relationship between moscow and washington and suggested what they call the reset of those relations which we supported. and i believe that since then, we have been having understanding between us, between moscow and russia, that the really mutually beneficial partnership in the interest of the russian and american people in the interest of international relations given the importance of the two countries can be based on...
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for washington, it's an important potential ally. state-run television and other media in vietnam reported the return of the diary as headline news. they touted it as a sign of improving ties between the former enemies. vietnam is at odds with china over sovereignty of the south china sea. it needs to bolster ties with the united states to counter its giant neighbor. but many individual vietmese still feel some stility tords eric the vernnt faces a challenge to change the feelings of the past to help its modern foreign policy goals. akiko ichihara, nhk world, hanoi. >>> people in the philippines are dealing with heavy rain and high tide waters dealing with a typhoon that is strengthening. we are joined with the latest. >> the typhoon has been hovering over the philippine sea the past several day continuously bringing stormy conditions across the philippines. right now, a violent typhoon, sustained wind are at nearly 200 kilometers per hour with gusts about 285. so a very powerful typhoon. the atmospheric pressure could drop below 960
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washington, d.c. and zimbabwe are literally worlds apart, but they both have some of the highest h.i.v. rates in the world and face remarkably similar challenges. tonight, we explore how prisons are dealing with the disease. visit our website for much more of our joint reporting with global post ahead of this weekend's aids conference. >> brown: there's another big meeting taking place in washington this week. native populations from around the u.s. convened at a conference on the impacts of climate change. hari sreenivansan has that story. >> sreenivasan: our series on "coping with climate change" has included multiple examples of how native american populations are feeling the impacts and adapting. we took you to coastal louisiana where tribal people are experiencing relative sea level rise in a very personal way. their islands are shrinking and their burial grounds will soon be underwater. the quiliuete tribe in washington state, whose reservation was down to its last square mile until they recentl
washington, d.c. and zimbabwe are literally worlds apart, but they both have some of the highest h.i.v. rates in the world and face remarkably similar challenges. tonight, we explore how prisons are dealing with the disease. visit our website for much more of our joint reporting with global post ahead of this weekend's aids conference. >> brown: there's another big meeting taking place in washington this week. native populations from around the u.s. convened at a conference on the impacts...
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. >> charlie: i think you went to washington before you came here. what is your relationship with the president, i mean by that you and your government as prime minister. >> we have good relation -- i don't have personal relation with the president but we have a good relation. we met him twice and we have a good relation with the united states. we don't agree in everything. >> charlie: what is the biggest disagreement. >> i don't want to go to that detail but in the principle we agree. let's put it this way. the relation is excellent. military relation is good, economic relation is good and education is good and healthcare is good. so we enjoy in general a very good excellent understanding between us and united states. no doubt about this. do we agree in all the details? no. do we agree about all, for example, we have our differences about how we deal with them. >> charlie: i want to come to that. >> so that's one. also with iran, we believe that it's a very important as i mentioned to have a dialogue because that's the way which we de-escalate the t
. >> charlie: i think you went to washington before you came here. what is your relationship with the president, i mean by that you and your government as prime minister. >> we have good relation -- i don't have personal relation with the president but we have a good relation. we met him twice and we have a good relation with the united states. we don't agree in everything. >> charlie: what is the biggest disagreement. >> i don't want to go to that detail but in the...
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the foreign minister of turkey will be coming to washington in the next few days we'll be meeting with him and have a further discussion, a continued discussion about how to increase the pressure. turkey is well positioned giving a shared border and given its importance in the region to expert -- >> charlie: and given the previous relationship with syria. this is a curiosity for me and t necessarily relevant to any of this but that's doctrine of sovereignty has less meaning today if in fact a nation is killing its own people? >> charlie, you're probably as familiar as i am with this new doctrine called the responsibility to protect. it doesn't override the notion of sovereignty. what it has said and it's been embraced by the u.n. general assembly and security council and other though it remains controversial is when a government is unwilling or unable to protect its people or effecting the violence and diplomacy and sanctions and other measures have failed there is as a last resort case by case to contemplate intervention to protect civilians. now, it's not enshrined in international l
the foreign minister of turkey will be coming to washington in the next few days we'll be meeting with him and have a further discussion, a continued discussion about how to increase the pressure. turkey is well positioned giving a shared border and given its importance in the region to expert -- >> charlie: and given the previous relationship with syria. this is a curiosity for me and t necessarily relevant to any of this but that's doctrine of sovereignty has less meaning today if in...
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you think this election the president has said that change has to come from outside rather than in washington, that this election has the possibility of producing a change that will be able to overcome gridlock. >> i don't think it to the only has the possibility, i think it almost certainly will. and let me explain why. i think the president's going to w but let's assume governor romney won. if he wins, that almost certainly means the republicans will hold on to the house and it will be about 50/50 in the senate, more or less the way it is now. you can't filibuster a budget. it's the only thing that doesn't require 60 votes in the senate to pass o as opposed to 51. so a lot of the policymaking will be pushed into the budget and he'll just have to pick up one or two people on that. if you assume that he is going to do what he said he's going to do, i think a lot of his priorities will be enacted. and i think it will be bad on the budget side, as i said. including for medicare t will drive the medicare trust fund out-- dry up the money by 2016. if what i think is going to happen happens and pr
you think this election the president has said that change has to come from outside rather than in washington, that this election has the possibility of producing a change that will be able to overcome gridlock. >> i don't think it to the only has the possibility, i think it almost certainly will. and let me explain why. i think the president's going to w but let's assume governor romney won. if he wins, that almost certainly means the republicans will hold on to the house and it will be...
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and china as that country's vice president visits washington. but for the moment, one of the best known american women in china is neither a politician nor a hollywood star. hari sreenivasan has this story about slang. >> sreenivasan: millions of chinese are picking up american slang, thanks to what's happening in this washington, d.c., apartment. >> ( speaking chinese ) >> sreenivasan: meet jessica beinecke, china's newest english-language star. five days a week, from the comfort of her dining table on capitol hill, the 25-year-old writes, hosts and produces a show called "o.m.g. meiyu," or "oh, my gosh, american english." ♪ ♪ in it, she explains idioms and slang to her chinese viewers. beinecke began studying mandarin as an undergraduate. in 2006, she enrolled in middlebury college's intensive language program, and spent the first half of 2007 studying in beijing and hangzhou, near shanghai. >> i had the best experience studying mandarin in mainland china, and studying the culture and everything. i feel like it was always me talking to you
and china as that country's vice president visits washington. but for the moment, one of the best known american women in china is neither a politician nor a hollywood star. hari sreenivasan has this story about slang. >> sreenivasan: millions of chinese are picking up american slang, thanks to what's happening in this washington, d.c., apartment. >> ( speaking chinese ) >> sreenivasan: meet jessica beinecke, china's newest english-language star. five days a week, from the...
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we met at luce's washington home to talk about how he came to this gloomy appraisal. so what's at the heart of this for america? >> i think the heart of this is the condition of the middle-class because i think the middle-class, the greatness of the american middle-class explains the greatest generation of the 20th century, its rise to being the world's first mass middle-class in the late 20th century was key to america's success. i also think a strong middle-class is key to a democracy, not just an economy. the massive breaking down which is such cause for concern over a long period of time if you look at the pay rates and if you look at the securities and their ability to move up to different income levels. so that core american value, income mobility, is something where you're doing worse than other countries. >> warner: you had a particular poignant story about a family called the freemans in minnesota and how they exemplify what the middle-class is going to. >> they both work full time day and night. he, mark freeman, has three jobs. they have a son with severe a
we met at luce's washington home to talk about how he came to this gloomy appraisal. so what's at the heart of this for america? >> i think the heart of this is the condition of the middle-class because i think the middle-class, the greatness of the american middle-class explains the greatest generation of the 20th century, its rise to being the world's first mass middle-class in the late 20th century was key to america's success. i also think a strong middle-class is key to a democracy,...
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that was the finding of a university of washington study published in the journal "prevention." it tracked 1,100 pedestrians in seattle, washington and found more than a third of people text, talk or listen to music when they cross the street. only one in four people followed the proper safety protocol, looking both wayand obeyin thligh vehicle-pedestrian accidents kill 4,000 people every year in the u.s. and injure 60,000 others. the man who co-invented the bar code joseph woodland has died in new jersey. woodland's bar codes are on nearly every product in stores today. he came up with the idea after drawing morse code dots and dashes in the sand on a miami beach, absent-mindedly letting his fingers drag a series of parallel lines instead. the idea was patented in 1952 but not put into wide use until the 1970s. woodland was 91 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: 18 days and counting until the end of the year when the government reaches the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff. congressional correspondent kwame holman kicks off o
that was the finding of a university of washington study published in the journal "prevention." it tracked 1,100 pedestrians in seattle, washington and found more than a third of people text, talk or listen to music when they cross the street. only one in four people followed the proper safety protocol, looking both wayand obeyin thligh vehicle-pedestrian accidents kill 4,000 people every year in the u.s. and injure 60,000 others. the man who co-invented the bar code joseph woodland...
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i think these votes in colorado and washington state haveot gone unnoticed in mexico. i think it's going to be complicated. it reflects a shift in public opinion in the united states. it's going to be hard for a mexican leader to justify that people getting killed in mexico, to fight cartels that are trafficking in marijuana when they're being legalized in some states in the united states. that's going to be a complication that's going to have to be addressed in the bilateral relationship. >> suarez: shannon o'neal, all the way from street vendors to the president's office, there's a consensus in mexico that this is an american problem but one that isexico's to deal with. how is pena nieto going to deaver from president kald enron. >> as michael just said there's going to be a shift on a war from drug trafficking to reducing violence. some of the things you do to fight drug trafficking and reduce violence are the same things. they're professionalizing your police forces, improving strengthening your court system. some things are different. particularly the priorities t
i think these votes in colorado and washington state haveot gone unnoticed in mexico. i think it's going to be complicated. it reflects a shift in public opinion in the united states. it's going to be hard for a mexican leader to justify that people getting killed in mexico, to fight cartels that are trafficking in marijuana when they're being legalized in some states in the united states. that's going to be a complication that's going to have to be addressed in the bilateral relationship....
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for the "washington post." thanks a lot. >> all right. thanks for having me, ray. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": romney campaign co-chair tim pawlenty; the dangers of leaks about drone warfare and cyber attacks; a tax on sugary drinks and the new poet laureate of the united states. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said today the central bank is prepared to take further steps to revive the u.s. economy. but he did not say any action was imminent. bernanke acknowledged to congress's joint economic committee europe's on-going debt crisis does pose significant risk to u.s. financial markets. he said that underscores the need for the u.s. to put its own fiscal house in order. >> the main things that congress could do would be to help strengthen our own economy. the more momentum, the stronger our economy, the better able we would be to withstand the financial spillover from problems in europe. we obviously have to monitor it very carefully. i think the be
for the "washington post." thanks a lot. >> all right. thanks for having me, ray. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": romney campaign co-chair tim pawlenty; the dangers of leaks about drone warfare and cyber attacks; a tax on sugary drinks and the new poet laureate of the united states. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said today the central bank is prepared to take further...
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david gersh of the washington, d.c. law firm arnold and porter is one of the attorneys arguing the case on behalf of the plaintiffs, including wilola lee. >> there's no plan for getting hundreds of thousands of people the proper i.d. they can say it's available, but they have no plan for actually accomplishing that. >> suarez: gersh and his team say the law is a partisan evidence to suppress votes. as evidence, they will introduce comments by the republican house leader. in a recent speech the state's republican committee, he added the voter i.d. law to a checklist of republican cties. >> vot i.d., which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania. done. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: 33 states have passed laws requiring i.d. for voting. of these, only five-- pennsylvania, indiana, kansas, tennessee, and georgia-- have strict photo i.d. requirements. in all five of these states the laws were republican-led initiatives. in pennsylvania, opponents and supporters of the law are mounting a vigorou
david gersh of the washington, d.c. law firm arnold and porter is one of the attorneys arguing the case on behalf of the plaintiffs, including wilola lee. >> there's no plan for getting hundreds of thousands of people the proper i.d. they can say it's available, but they have no plan for actually accomplishing that. >> suarez: gersh and his team say the law is a partisan evidence to suppress votes. as evidence, they will introduce comments by the republican house leader. in a recent...
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and hisham melhem, the washington bureau chief for the al arabiya news network. joe lauria, let me start with you. that was lop sided if non-binding vote. what does the results from the general assembly today tell you aboutho's lining up for and against the damascus government? >> well, there are very few that are supporting damascus anymore. this is rebuke to assad and puts political pressure on him although he seems to be impervious to it. and it isolated russia which tried to add amendments that were rejected by the arabs. so there were a few countries that voted. iran, of course, because iran is at the center in many ways of this conflict. in syria the russians wanted to put an amendment to have foreign fighters no longer be supported or to have the opposition declare that they will dissociate themselves from the foreign influence and they have blamed other countries for backing extremist groups. now the syrians have gone as far as to name qatar and saudi arabia in particular for backing extremist groups, not necessarily al qaeda. as we've heard now they have
and hisham melhem, the washington bureau chief for the al arabiya news network. joe lauria, let me start with you. that was lop sided if non-binding vote. what does the results from the general assembly today tell you aboutho's lining up for and against the damascus government? >> well, there are very few that are supporting damascus anymore. this is rebuke to assad and puts political pressure on him although he seems to be impervious to it. and it isolated russia which tried to add...
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for the "washington post." and randa slim of the middle east institute. she's met with members of kofi annan's team and has regular contact with the opposition inside syria. >> brown: we start with you, the new diplomacy was to the going well but what happened here. was there a final straw that led to kofi annan's decision? >> well, i think that everybody has anticipated that he had rewould resign, it was just a matter of time. the final straw was the veto in the security council last month. it was a clear dication that the big powers were split on this issue. that they weren't going to be able to agree on a concerted approach to resolving the crisis. and i think at that point kofi annan just decided that if i don't have the backing of the big powers that's-- that there's no way we can apply pressure on the parties to calm and cease shooting at each other. >> brown: colum, the language we heard, fairly strong language, fingerpointing, name calling in the security council. how unusual is that and who is he cling out herewho is he talking about? >> well, i
for the "washington post." and randa slim of the middle east institute. she's met with members of kofi annan's team and has regular contact with the opposition inside syria. >> brown: we start with you, the new diplomacy was to the going well but what happened here. was there a final straw that led to kofi annan's decision? >> well, i think that everybody has anticipated that he had rewould resign, it was just a matter of time. the final straw was the veto in the security...
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the opposition leader in myanmar, aung san suu kyi, was welcomed to washington today. she had been under house arrest for yrs by a military junta thatthat has since given way toa reformist government. today, suu kyi met with secretary of state clinton. she voiced support for easing u.s. sanctions against the former burma, but she called again for all political prisoners to be freed. wall street struggled to get ahead today, as stocks were mostly flat. the dow jones industrial average finished the day with a gain of just 11 points to close at 13,564. the nasdaq was down about a point to close at 3177. an early leader of the environmental protection agency has died. russell train passed away monday hisarm marans eastern shore. under president nixon, he helped create the e.p.a. in 1970 and became its second administrator. he also played a major role in pushing through landmark laws, including the clean water act and the endangered species act. russell train was 92 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we come back to the
the opposition leader in myanmar, aung san suu kyi, was welcomed to washington today. she had been under house arrest for yrs by a military junta thatthat has since given way toa reformist government. today, suu kyi met with secretary of state clinton. she voiced support for easing u.s. sanctions against the former burma, but she called again for all political prisoners to be freed. wall street struggled to get ahead today, as stocks were mostly flat. the dow jones industrial average finished...
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this one from the "washington post" found ohio swinging toward the obama column. no republican has won the white house without ohio. with that in mind, romney and running mate paul ryan began a bus tour through ohio this afternoon. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. supreme court upheld west virginia's congressional redistricting plan today. critics of the redistricting had argued that the populations within newly drawn districts were too far out of balance, but the supreme court reversed a lower court ruling and said the state legislatures was correct in trying to keep counties intact, keep incumbents from facing each other, and minimize shifts in population. the lower court may still consider challenges to the plan under the state constitution. in economic news, a key index showed home prices rose again in july-- another sign the housing market is on the road to recovery. and a separate index had consumer confidence rising in september. but it wasn't enough to help wall street, amid new worries about spain's debt troubles. the dow jones industrial average lost 101 points
this one from the "washington post" found ohio swinging toward the obama column. no republican has won the white house without ohio. with that in mind, romney and running mate paul ryan began a bus tour through ohio this afternoon. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. supreme court upheld west virginia's congressional redistricting plan today. critics of the redistricting had argued that the populations within newly drawn districts were too far out of balance, but the supreme court reversed...
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find the details on the chat hosted by washington week on our homepage. and on our art beat page, we look at a new exhibit of portraits at the spiva center for the arts in joplin, missouri. that city is marking the one- year anniversary of a massive tornado. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at decisions handed down by the supreme court. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> growing up in arctic norway, everybody took fisoil to sta healthy. when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life. and the william and flora hewlett foundati
find the details on the chat hosted by washington week on our homepage. and on our art beat page, we look at a new exhibit of portraits at the spiva center for the arts in joplin, missouri. that city is marking the one- year anniversary of a massive tornado. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at decisions handed down by the supreme court. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm...
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and robert satloff is executive director of the washington institute for near east policy, a washington think tank. and we thank you both for being with us again. let me start with you, paul pillar. did you hear something w in what primeminister netanyahu said today? >> not really. the prime minister, of course, has been agitating and warning on the subject for quite some time and going beyond mr. netanyahu we've seen over the last several years, in fact, progressive projections that iran is on the verge of a nuclear weapon. most of those projections have not borne out. but what we didn't get in this-- in the comments by the prime minister was really a clear sense of what his preferred red line would be. if we take literally what heid with his red marker on his prop it would suggest he's say nothing 90% enrichment. that is to say weapons grade enrichment. but he also said in his remarks that he did not want iran to complete-- that's his words-- the median stage, which refers to 20% enrichment. >> warner: it is clear, robert satloff, what red line he's talking about? >> it's very useful,
and robert satloff is executive director of the washington institute for near east policy, a washington think tank. and we thank you both for being with us again. let me start with you, paul pillar. did you hear something w in what primeminister netanyahu said today? >> not really. the prime minister, of course, has been agitating and warning on the subject for quite some time and going beyond mr. netanyahu we've seen over the last several years, in fact, progressive projections that iran...
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. >> i have heard a lot of people in and around washington say it's good. in the long run it's good. two things going for him. one, he's a better candidate. second, in the last couple of weeks, he talked about money. >> his wealth. >> his waoelgt. wealth. he's getting better. the down side is he's hurt by the independents. they have been cearly hurt but there is -- a general like ability and the skills are stronger. i think that's somewhat true. >> to the degree of this becoming a two man race with santorum and paul to move elsewhere. to what degree did mitt romney paint gingrich as being unstable, unready to be president? >> it had a ring to it that they used against john mccain in 2000. i remember rat i can ierratic ir and over. newt beginning rush makes sweeping categorical statements, sometimes contradictory. he tried to present himself as the second son that ronald reagan never had, the third son i guess. michael and ron jr. you know, just a lot of contradictions. when he compared ronald reagan's meeting to mic mikal gorbachev. there was a lot of probl
. >> i have heard a lot of people in and around washington say it's good. in the long run it's good. two things going for him. one, he's a better candidate. second, in the last couple of weeks, he talked about money. >> his wealth. >> his waoelgt. wealth. he's getting better. the down side is he's hurt by the independents. they have been cearly hurt but there is -- a general like ability and the skills are stronger. i think that's somewhat true. >> to the degree of this...
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stocks rebounded on the hopeful talk in washington. the dow industrials gained more than 100 points. and the top appellate courts in egypt went on strike against president muhammad morsi's move to assume near-absolute power. morsi planned to address the egyptian people tomorrow. >> warner: online, we continue our series on social entrepreneurs with a profile of a woman who's breaking taboos. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: harvard business school graduate elizabeth scharpf launched sustainable health enterprises. it helps women in low-income countries to jump start businesses to manufacture and distribute affordable feminine hygiene products. find her story on our social entrepreneurs page. plus, on making sense, paul solman breaks down the pros and cons of investing in i-bonds versus 403(b) retirement savings plans. all that and more is on our web site newshour.pbs.org. margaret? >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, another in our series of conversations with incoming senators. tomorrow, we'll talk
stocks rebounded on the hopeful talk in washington. the dow industrials gained more than 100 points. and the top appellate courts in egypt went on strike against president muhammad morsi's move to assume near-absolute power. morsi planned to address the egyptian people tomorrow. >> warner: online, we continue our series on social entrepreneurs with a profile of a woman who's breaking taboos. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: harvard business school graduate elizabeth...
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we out-sourced america's syrian policy to kofi annan, which the "washington post" called his effort-- which we empowered. this is what we were going to do, let kofi do it, they called it the worst diplomat disaster in u.n. history. that's a pretty dramatic statement. up front, he would have been at the table. we would have been working right away with the folk in addition the coalition of the concerned in the region, turkey, saudi arabia, the emirates. so it's not about america alone but we need to have a seat at the table. we haven't had a seat at the table and tens of thousands have been killed. the bad guys have a better chance of taking over because we haven't led. >> norm 'point is really critical. we have friend in the region that might be willing to do something, but they're uncertain about the united states' response. >> ifill: the united nations response was not sufficient? >> the united nations is not sufficient and they're not sure what we would do. turkey is beside themselves with concerns about the refugee problems and the kurds but they're not certain about our posture o
we out-sourced america's syrian policy to kofi annan, which the "washington post" called his effort-- which we empowered. this is what we were going to do, let kofi do it, they called it the worst diplomat disaster in u.n. history. that's a pretty dramatic statement. up front, he would have been at the table. we would have been working right away with the folk in addition the coalition of the concerned in the region, turkey, saudi arabia, the emirates. so it's not about america alone...
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and hisham melhem, the washington bureau chief for the al arabiya news network. joshua landis, to you first. between the kofi annan efforts and the meeting and efrts of the friends of syria group, you e promise in all of th for endto the violee? >> not an end to the violence. in some ways the international community is working at cross purposes because annan is working on essentially a surrender document for the syrian opposition. because it leaves assad in power. it calls for dialogue. the opposition said they don't want any of it. they want to overturn this regime. they don't want to talk with it. and the foreign community, led by the united states, has been promising the opposition that it will beef up its support for it in order to bring down e reme. so there are messages going... messages at cross-purposes going on here. but to a certain extent this is positive news for the syrian opposition. the foreign community has put them on training wheels, if you will. the foreign... the opposition has been very faxalized. the free syrian army just a few weeks ago cal
and hisham melhem, the washington bureau chief for the al arabiya news network. joshua landis, to you first. between the kofi annan efforts and the meeting and efrts of the friends of syria group, you e promise in all of th for endto the violee? >> not an end to the violence. in some ways the international community is working at cross purposes because annan is working on essentially a surrender document for the syrian opposition. because it leaves assad in power. it calls for dialogue....
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the "washington post" reported today on a training conference that ran up costs of $835,000. the expenses included $3200 for a mind reader and $75,000 on a trainingexerse to build a bicycle. the g.s.a.oversee supplies, office space and transportation for federal agencies. on wall street, stocks opened the second quarter with modest gains after a key index showed gains in manufacturing. the dow jones industrial average added more than 52 points to close at 13,264. the nasdaq rose 28 points to close above 3119. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and we turn to the presidential campaign. republicans go to the polls tomorrow in three places: maryland, washington, d.c., and battleground wisconsin. mitt romney focused exclusively on wisconsin today. campaigning alongside popular congressman paul ryan who endorsed him last week. >> if we have leaders that are willing to tell the truth and live with integrity, who understand how to lead and understand how the world and the economy works, and are willing to draw on the patriotism and willingness to
the "washington post" reported today on a training conference that ran up costs of $835,000. the expenses included $3200 for a mind reader and $75,000 on a trainingexerse to build a bicycle. the g.s.a.oversee supplies, office space and transportation for federal agencies. on wall street, stocks opened the second quarter with modest gains after a key index showed gains in manufacturing. the dow jones industrial average added more than 52 points to close at 13,264. the nasdaq rose 28...
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obama also faced questions on the other major story in washington right now, the extra-marital affair that ended david petraeus' career as c.i.a. director. today, he said he's seen no evidence that national security was compromised. >> obviously, there's an ongoing investigation. i don't want to comment on the specifics of the investigation. the f.b.i. has its own protocols in terms of how they proceed. we are safer because of the work that dave petraeus has done. and my main hope right now is-- is that he and his family are able to move on and that this ends up being a single side note on what has otherwise been an extraordinary career. >> reporter: the president was pressed on whether he should have been informed sooner of the f.b.i.'s investigation. he said he was withholding judgment. >> i think you're going to have to talk to the f.b.i. in terms of what their general protocols are when it comes to what started off as a potential criminal investigation. and one of the challenges here is-- is that we're not supposed to meddle in, you know, criminal investigations. and tt's been our
obama also faced questions on the other major story in washington right now, the extra-marital affair that ended david petraeus' career as c.i.a. director. today, he said he's seen no evidence that national security was compromised. >> obviously, there's an ongoing investigation. i don't want to comment on the specifics of the investigation. the f.b.i. has its own protocols in terms of how they proceed. we are safer because of the work that dave petraeus has done. and my main hope right...
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erdogan was quoting in the "washington post" on the weekend as saying that turkey, however, will not act unilaterally in any military sense. really. and why not? >> of course prime minister erdogan meant the political crisis inside syria. but if there is any security risk against turkey on our border it is our right to defend our border and it is our rht if there's any terrorist threat attacking turkey or creating risk that it our right to make any-- to take any measures. >> warner: in the past, different officials in your government have talked about, for instance, creating some kind of a safe humanitarian zone or even a no-fly zone. would turkey like to see that? >> if there's any discussion on safe haven or some zone, secure zone, there should be-- it should be supported by a u.n. security council resolution or international community. >> warner: if the united nations won't act would turkey ever join a coalition of the willing? that is a coalition that's not u.n. but perhaps nato and arab-led as it did-- as happened in libya? >> of course in libya there was a u.n. resolution which
erdogan was quoting in the "washington post" on the weekend as saying that turkey, however, will not act unilaterally in any military sense. really. and why not? >> of course prime minister erdogan meant the political crisis inside syria. but if there is any security risk against turkey on our border it is our right to defend our border and it is our rht if there's any terrorist threat attacking turkey or creating risk that it our right to make any-- to take any measures....
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to agree to it, you'd be for it >> romney: we haven't had the leadership in washington to work on a bipartisan basis. i was able to do that in my state and bring these two together. >> romney: first of all, i think governor romney was for an saul weaponsan before it was against it. he said that the reason he changed his mind was, in part, because he was seeking the endorsement of the national rifle association. so that's on the record. but i think that one area we agree on is the importance of parts and the importance of schools. because i do believe that if our young people have opportunity, then they're less likely to engage in these kinds of violent acts. we're not going to eliminate everybody who is mentally disturbed. we've got to make sure they on'tet wapons. we can make a difference in terms of ensuring that every young person in america, regardless of where they come from, what they look like, have a chance to succeed. candy, we haven't had a chance to talk about education much. but i think it is very important to understand that the reforms we've put in place working with 4
to agree to it, you'd be for it >> romney: we haven't had the leadership in washington to work on a bipartisan basis. i was able to do that in my state and bring these two together. >> romney: first of all, i think governor romney was for an saul weaponsan before it was against it. he said that the reason he changed his mind was, in part, because he was seeking the endorsement of the national rifle association. so that's on the record. but i think that one area we agree on is the...
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obama's schedule also included an afternoon event at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington. the presumptive republican presidential nominee, mitt romney, attended a memorial day tribute in san diego. he was joined by the g.o.p.'s 2008 nominee, arizona senator john mccain-- a vietnam war veteran. like the president, romney also >> today, we honor those who've served. we dedicate ourselves to strength and to preserving the freedom for which they gave their lives and walked in harms way. and as the greatest generation sees its light slowly fading, our duty is to take up the torch they carried so gallantly, so bravely, with such great sacrifice. >> woodruff: in this election year, both campaigns are paying especially close attention to those who've worn the uniform. a new gallup poll released today found veterans favor romney by a 58% to 34% margin. romney returns to the campaign trail tomorrow in colorado and nevada, while the president remains in washington. romney returns to the campaign trail tomorrow in colorado and nevada, while the president remains in washington. and as
obama's schedule also included an afternoon event at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington. the presumptive republican presidential nominee, mitt romney, attended a memorial day tribute in san diego. he was joined by the g.o.p.'s 2008 nominee, arizona senator john mccain-- a vietnam war veteran. like the president, romney also >> today, we honor those who've served. we dedicate ourselves to strength and to preserving the freedom for which they gave their lives and walked in harms...
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my friend recently in a speech in washington said 30% of the american people are takers. these people are my mom and dad. the people i grew up. my neighbors. they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. they are elderly people who, in fact, are living off social security. they are veterans and people fighting in afghanistan right now who are, quote, not paying any taxes. i have had it up to here with this notion that 47%-- it's about time they take some responsibility here. and instead of signing pledges to grover norquist not to ask the wealthiest among us to contribute to bring back the middle class, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we're going to level the playing field. we're going give you a fair shot again. we are going to not repeat the mistakes we made in the past by having a different set of rules for wall street and main street. making sure that we continue to hemorrhage these tax cuts for the superwealthy. they're pushing the continuation of a tax cut that will give an additional $500 billion in t c
my friend recently in a speech in washington said 30% of the american people are takers. these people are my mom and dad. the people i grew up. my neighbors. they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. they are elderly people who, in fact, are living off social security. they are veterans and people fighting in afghanistan right now who are, quote, not paying any taxes. i have had it up to here with this notion that 47%-- it's about time they take some...
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